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Taiwan absolutely does not call itself China. At best the government that holds sovereignty in Taiwan is called the Republic of China, and yet daily everyone ca

Taiwan absolutely does not call itself China. At best the government that holds sovereignty in Taiwan is called the Republic of China, and yet daily everyone calls the country itself "Taiwan," and in fact even the passports were recently changed to say "Taiwan" in enormous letters to remove any confusion about what the people want. The government would change its name to also be Taiwan, or maybe Republic of Taiwan or something like that, but it can't do so without changing the constitution, which Xi Jinping has threatened to invade immediately if this occurs. So it's both incorrect and disingenuous to say "Taiwan calls itself China."

Y_Y 3y ago
But the constitution does say it. And so does Tsai Ing-wen: > “We don’t have a need to declare ourselves an independent state,” Tsai told the BBC. “We are an independent country already and we call ourselves the Republic of China, Taiwan.”[0] So it's not factually incorrect. Of course the issue is fraught and just saying "the country on Formosa is called the Republic of China" would be completely deceptive, but nobody is doing that. Talk about Chinese politics is always heated but I don't appreciate being accused of being disingenuous. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/15/tsai-ing-wen-says-china-must-face-reality-of-taiwans-independence https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/15/tsai-ing-wen-s...
- komali2 3y ago
  "Republic of China" is a dramatically different name than "China." To claim that both the PRC and Taiwan call themselves the same name is to muddy the waters and contribute to the PRC's cultural imperialism through linguistic mechanism. Furthermore, though Tsai Ing-Wen is the president of the RoC, as I said, there's a rising independence movement separate from the settler-colonial government of the RoC. Among these people, and the majority of Taiwanese, Taiwan is "Taiwan," and "RoC" is at best a formality, at worse an unchosen government underwritten by an unchangeable constitution. The new passport illustrates the point decisively: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)_Passport_2020.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Republic... If you're unintentionally muddying the waters that's one thing, but I react strongly because I strongly oppose anybody that assists the PRC's cultural imperialism.

Y_Y 3y ago

But the constitution does say it. And so does Tsai Ing-wen: > “We don’t have a need to declare ourselves an independent state,” Tsai told the BBC. “We are an independent country already and we call ourselves the Republic of China, Taiwan.”[0] So it's not factually incorrect. Of course the issue is fraught and just saying "the country on Formosa is called the Republic of China" would be completely deceptive, but nobody is doing that. Talk about Chinese politics is always heated but I don't appreciate being accused of being disingenuous. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/15/tsai-ing-wen-says-china-must-face-reality-of-taiwans-independence https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/15/tsai-ing-wen-s...

komali2 3y ago
"Republic of China" is a dramatically different name than "China." To claim that both the PRC and Taiwan call themselves the same name is to muddy the waters and contribute to the PRC's cultural imperialism through linguistic mechanism. Furthermore, though Tsai Ing-Wen is the president of the RoC, as I said, there's a rising independence movement separate from the settler-colonial government of the RoC. Among these people, and the majority of Taiwanese, Taiwan is "Taiwan," and "RoC" is at best a formality, at worse an unchosen government underwritten by an unchangeable constitution. The new passport illustrates the point decisively: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)_Passport_2020.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Republic... If you're unintentionally muddying the waters that's one thing, but I react strongly because I strongly oppose anybody that assists the PRC's cultural imperialism.